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- Dictionaryjaw/dʒɔː/
noun
- 1. each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth. Similar
- 2. talk or gossip, especially when lengthy or tedious: informal "committee work is just endless jaw" Similar
verb
- 1. talk at length; chatter: informal "I was too busy to spend time jawing with the rest of the crew"
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the mouth of a person or animal, especially a large and frightening animal: The lion opened its jaws and roared. The dog approached, snapping its jaws. We tried to pull the stick from the animal's jaws. The cougar had its jaws clamped round the deer's leg. They stared, horrified, at the jaws of a great white shark.
the mouth of a person or animal, especially a large and frightening animal: The lion opened its jaws and roared. something that opens and closes like the upper and lower parts of a mouth: His foot was caught in the jaws of the trap. See more. Fewer examples. "I'm never going back to him, " she said, setting her jaw firmly.
The meaning of JAW is either of two complex cartilaginous or bony structures in most vertebrates that border the mouth, support the soft parts enclosing it, usually bear teeth on their oral margin, and are an upper that is more or less firmly fused with the skull and a lower that is hinged, movable, and articulated with the temporal bone of ...
Definition of Jaws in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Either of two bony or cartilaginous structures that in most vertebrate animals form the framework of the mouth, hold the teeth, and are used for biting and chewing food. The lower, movable part of the jaw is the mandible. The upper, fixed part is the maxilla.
Your jaw is the lower part of your face below your mouth. The movement of your jaw is sometimes considered to express a particular emotion. For example, if your jaw drops, you are very surprised.
the narrow entrance to a tunnel, etc., especially one that looks dangerous. See jaw in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: jaw. Definition of jaw noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
